Esta fue la segunda vez que un ciclón tropical se había formado en el mes de julio.
Cyclone Ophelia actually formed in TCWC Darwin’s area of responsibility but had moved into TCWC Perth’s area when it was named.
Tropical Cyclone Pancho formed on March 23rd south of Christmas Island and was named by TCWC Perth on March 25th and reached Category 4 status with winds of 95 Knots.
In April 2008 Tropical Cyclones Rosie & Durga were the first ever Tropical Depressions to be monitored within TCWC Jakarta’s area of responsibility and Durga was also the first storm to reach Tropical cyclone status and named whilst being monitored by TCWC Jakarta.
This Season also had no Tropical Cyclones which were above category three on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, which was the first time this happened on record.